Victor Wembanyama, the tallest man in the NBA Finals, is about to face the tallest order of his basketball career - and he's fine with that.
Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs - who just became the first team in NBA Finals history to lead a game by 29 points and still lose - need to win the next three games, or they'll watch the New York Knicks celebrate an NBA title at their expense. And when the Spurs gathered for practice on Friday, Wembanyama insisted the belief within the Spurs camp is still there.
"Everybody thinks, everybody knows, we're going to do it," Wembanyama said.
If he was nervous, he hid it well. The 7-foot-4 (223.5cm) French star has helped the Spurs stave off elimination twice already in these playoffs, after San Antonio won Game 6 and Game 7 of the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City and ended the Thunder's reign as NBA champions.
